How to change App Name on Recent Task list? - Android

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Does anyone know how the Recent Tasks list in Android populates the name it displays next to each app? I would like to change this from the name of the launcher activity to something else.

Do you mean you want to change the name of your app altogether or ONLY what it displays in Recent Tasks? — OrhanC1, Dec 07 '13 at 01:12

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '13 at 01:20

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Reading though the RecentsPanelView source code (ref 1), it seems like it just takes the package's label. That seems to be the only thing you can change.

ref 1: http://grepcode.com/file/repository.grepcode.com/java/ext/com.google.android/android/4.0.1_r1/com/android/systemui/recent/RecentsPanelView.java#RecentsPanelView.TaskDescriptionAdapter.getView%28int%2Candroid.view.View%2Candroid.view.ViewGroup%29

answered Dec 07 '13 at 01:20

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That's a bummer. Maybe I should ask this as another question, but Can I change the text in the ActionBar to be something other than the Activities label? – Josh Dec 07 '13 at 01:33

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '18 at 12:14

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This works for me.

    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=21){
        setTaskDescription(new ActivityManager.TaskDescription(name));
    }

answered Aug 02 '18 at 12:14

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How to change App Name on Recent Task list? - Android

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